206: Chapter 201 Late Stage of Five-Star Dou Sheng

Ling Yuan went into secluded cultivation to refine the Nine Profound Golden Lightning. This session alone took a full year and a half.

The Origin energy contained within the Nine Profound Golden Lightning was far too immense, slowly seeping through his limbs and bones, merging into his Meridians and flesh, completely transforming into nourishment for Ling Yuan.

It allowed Ling Yuan to soar all the way from the Three-Star Dou Sheng Early Stage to the Five-Star Dou Sheng Early Stage.

The Breakthrough in his Realm also strengthened Ling Yuan's Soul, reaching Heavenly Realm Perfection.

During the refining process, an unexpected event occurred that was completely outside of Ling Yuan's expectations.

The divine soul bead, coiled deep within his Sea of Consciousness, awoke on its own, forcefully extracting nearly half of the pure Nine Profound Golden Lightning Origin from the lightning energy Ling Yuan had absorbed!

It seemed to be using this lightning power to temper itself and complete an evolution.

Ling Yuan released the divine soul bead.

The originally transparent, light blue divine soul bead had completely changed color, condensing into a deep, profound blue. The surface of the bead was wrapped in fine, flowing golden lightning patterns, with lightning light constantly dancing across the bead's body, occasionally bursting into tiny arcs of electricity and emitting crisp, crackling thunder sounds.

Ling Yuan stared at the transformed divine soul bead and muttered to himself: "The clan never mentioned that the divine soul bead had the ability to absorb lightning and evolve on its own..."

It was obvious that the Ling Clan had not developed the Origin capabilities of the divine soul bead nearly enough, and there were still a vast number of hidden abilities that remained unlocked.

Ling Yuan raised his hand to produce an ordinary jade bottle and broke the Seal on its opening.

A faint, illusory remnant Soul of a Dou Zun immediately darted out from the bottle, its Soul body panicking as it fled rapidly into the distance.

Ling Yuan had many remnant Souls from his research on Puppets, and now was the perfect time to use one to test the power of the evolved divine soul bead.

He wanted to see exactly what kind of transformation this divine soul bead had undergone after absorbing so much lightning power!

As soon as the Dou Zun remnant Soul emerged and tried to flee, Ling Yuan directly activated the divine soul bead.

Since this was a test, killing the remnant Soul instantly wouldn't reveal much.

Ling Yuan controlled his strength, using less than one-tenth of his power.

The faint light of the divine soul bead suddenly surged. A deep blue Soul beam, condensed to the extreme without a single bit of wasted energy, shot out instantly. The surface of the beam was wrapped in dense golden lightning arcs, moving at a speed too fast for the eye to track.

The fleeing Dou Zun remnant Soul had no time to dodge, and the beam instantly pierced through its Soul body.

The next second, the remnant Soul twisted and trembled violently. The surface of its Soul body was frantically scorched and dissolved by the golden lightning power. It couldn't even let out a scream before the entire Dou Zun remnant Soul shattered and vanished instantly, leaving behind only a wisp of golden lightning aura that slowly dissipated.

Ling Yuan saw the effect of the attack and understood in his heart.

"So, it added the damage of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning to the Soul attack..."

The divine soul bead's original Soul shock was now superimposed with the thunderous lethality of the Nine Profound Golden Lightning.

Soul attacks inherently ignored defenses, and lightning naturally countered all Souls. With the double effect superimposed, the lethality was more than doubled.

If Ling Yuan were to kill the Four-Star Dou Sheng Elder Lei Ren now, Ling Yuan could guarantee that if he took such a hit, his Soul would be shattered instantly.

In future battles, as long as the opponent was struck by Ling Yuan's divine soul bead.

As long as their Soul was below Heavenly Realm Perfection, even if their Soul wasn't shattered, they would absolutely suffer extremely heavy Soul injuries!

Even a top-tier expert like Hun Tiandi, a Nine-Star Dou Sheng whose Soul had reached the Emperor Realm, would still be injured if hit by the Divine Soul attack.

Well, that was assuming it could hit...

Hun Tiandi certainly wouldn't stand still and let Ling Yuan hit him.

But even so, possessing the means to injure Hun Tiandi while only at the Five-Star Dou Sheng stage, Ling Yuan was absolutely unique in that regard.

The divine soul bead was already Ling Yuan's most powerful attack method, and now that it had been enhanced by the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, it was simply a great thing!

With his Soul raised to Heavenly Realm Perfection, the divine soul bead could now be used ten times, which greatly increased the success rate of hitting enemies.

You might be able to dodge one, but what about ten?

Using it at the very beginning could weaken the opponent's combat power.

Suddenly interjecting a Divine Soul attack during a prolonged battle would leave the opponent with no time to defend.

Whether used for preemptive suppression or a surprise sneak attack, the divine soul bead was an unsolvable, lethal weapon.

In short, having an extra, terrifyingly powerful Nine Profound Golden Lightning within his body caused Ling Yuan's combat power to soar directly.

...

Zi Yan spent nearly two years refining the Grade 9 Profound Pill.

Now that she had finished refining it, her Realm was fixed at the Six-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage.

One could only say it was worthy of being a top-grade Profound Pill; it almost allowed Zi Yan to advance by two stars. How terrifying!

On Medusa's side, relying on the remaining Seven-Colored Sky Swallowing Python Origin remnant Soul within her body, combined with the dense Dou Qi of the Heavenly Tomb, she had cultivated diligently on her own and reached the Five-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage in two years.

After more than two years of secluded cultivation, the three of them had each completed their transformation through top-tier Opportunities, and their overall strength had soared by a significant margin.

Zi Yan's eyes were filled with irrepressible excitement, and the Dou Qi around her body vibrated slightly:

"Husband, I am now at the Six-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage. Activating my Dragon Phoenix true form, confronting a Seven-Star Dou Sheng head-on is absolutely no problem. Let's go find Xiao Xuan and take our revenge now!"

The Dragon Phoenix true form endowed Zi Yan with formidable defense, which even a Seven-Star Dou Sheng would find troublesome to deal with.

She couldn't wait to go and kill Xiao Xuan.

Medusa was also eager to try.

It had been over two years; the two of them had been holding their breath, wasn't it all for the sake of revenge?

Ling Yuan: "Xiao Xuan's strength during his lifetime was unrivaled across the continent; it won't be that simple. Wait a few more days, I need to make some more preparations..."

There was still half a year left until the Heavenly Tomb ended, so there was enough time.

To ensure that everything would be foolproof, Ling Yuan needed to be fully prepared.

In the short term, he could still raise his strength a little more.

The Nine Profound Golden Lightning was just one of his Opportunities; his Clones were his top-tier trump card kept in reserve.

It took Ling Yuan's main body a year and a half to refine the Nine Profound Golden Lightning, which also meant his six Clones had been cultivating for over a year.

It was completely enough for Ling Yuan to make another Breakthrough.

Ling Yuan had his Clones return to their source.

For a full half-month, the same-source Dou Qi flowed continuously into his main body.

Ling Yuan's cultivation base rose steadily from the Five-Star Dou Sheng Early Stage, breaking through all the way.

Five-Star Dou Sheng Middle Stage;

Five-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage!

This return to the source directly allowed Ling Yuan to rise by two small Realms.

This scene caused Zi Yan and Medusa's jaws to drop.

Their talent was already top-tier, and it took them two years of hard cultivation to break through just one small Realm, yet Ling Yuan simply had his Clones help him Cultivate.

It was simply Heaven-Defying!

They now realized why Ling Yuan was so obsessed with entering the Heavenly Tomb.

For others, it was just two and a half more years of cultivation time, but for Ling Yuan, it was more than a dozen years of cultivation time!

The special time rules of the Heavenly Tomb, combined with his freakish cultivation talent and his Clone trump card—this was Ling Yuan's greatest Opportunity.

Looking at the two women's shocked expressions, a faint smile curled at the corner of Ling Yuan's mouth.

"Alright, now we can storm in."

Having broken through to the Five-Star Dou Sheng Late Stage, even Ling Yuan didn't know how strong he was now.

He urgently needed a battle now to prove himself!

The time to test his true combat power had arrived, and Xiao Xuan was undoubtedly the best opponent!